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That means burning wood down to coals and scattering them by the shovelful under pigs simmering on long cinder block pits.
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
The auto shop their family has owned for 45 years, at Main and 17th streets, was in ruins — its roof torn off, cinder blocks scattered across the lot.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
So those cinder blocks just immediately collapsed.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The investigator got on her knees and noticed that the white paint on one cinder block in the partition was less glossy than the paint on the others.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026
The auto shop their family has owned for 45 years, at Main and 17th streets, was in ruins — its roof torn off, cinder blocks scattered across the lot.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026
So those cinder blocks just immediately collapsed.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
The investigator got on her knees and noticed that the white paint on one cinder block in the partition was less glossy than the paint on the others.
—James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Cinder block.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cinder%20block. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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